Fisherman nets rare fish in Namrup
A rare black thorn fish pulled huge crowed after it was rescued at a local market in Namrup on Monday which later was rescued for proper conservation by thr forest department.
The unique creature of 30 cm length was brought to the BVFCL namghar chariali by a retailer Dipankar Gogoi who procured it from a local fisherman. The fisherman is believed to have caught it in a deep drain at Sonari tiniali.
As the retailer Gogoi was selling fish in the market in the evening, suddenly the rare fish caught the attention of Sishuram Gogoi who rescued it.
Gogoi, who happens to be the brand ambassador of the state forest department called up the his officials and handed over the fish to them to be properly conserved.
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A 500 TPD new methanol expansion project of the Assam Petrochemicals Limited, Namrup was inaugurated by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday. While inagurating Sonowal said that the expansion will bring give new scope for the upcoming generation and financial benefit of the state. Setup at an investment of Rs. 1337 crores, the expansion project will help more than 2000 direct and indirect employment opportunities, Sonowal added. Local MLAs from Tinisukia, Thowra, Sonari , Mahmora, Digboi, Duliajan, Moran, Naharkatia were present in inaguration ceremony. More than 5000 local people witnessed the mega event.
Namrup falls silent when the idols of the goddess of strength were immersed on Saturday evening. The devotees took out huge processions across the industrial town on the way to immerse the idols with traditional religious fervour. On the other hand for the first time, BVFCL Daily Bazaar Puja Mandap has been awarded the best Puja pandal in town category by GTPL V&S. Moreover, it has secured 12th position in entire upper Assam.
In a move that brings huge joy to the BVFCL premises, the state owned fertilizer manufacturing unit in Namrup has announced hike of its employees retirement to 60 from the existing 58 years. The announcement came up hours after Shyam Deo Singh assumed the charge of Chairman and Managing Director on Saturday. " The central Government passed the public Employment ( Regulation of Age of superannuation) Act 1976 enhancing retirement age of BVFCL employee from 58 to 60 years . A long struggle of employees , organization and public demand at last the retirement age of employees of BVFCL extends from 58 to 60 years which is passed by central Government which effect from...
Properties worth several lakhs were reduced to ashes when a house caught fire in Namrup on Thursday. The incident took place in Salibasa near the Durga temple at around 10.30 night when the local residents were busy with the puja. Suddenly people noticed smokes bellowing from the house of Amal Bora which engulfed the entire building within half and hour. Fire tenders from BVFCL and APL brought the situation under control. The real cause of the incident is being investigated and the extent of damage would be assessed later on.
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Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal will lay the foundation stone of the APL Expansion project in Namrup on Friday. Disclosing this at a press meet on Tuesday, APL managing director Ratul Bordoloi said " the manufacturing cost for the new APL Expansion Project is Rs 1338 crores and it will be becompleted approximately within 3 years . After the completion of the project it will produce 500 TPD of Methanol per day.”
Properties worth several lakh have been reduced to ashes when a devastating fire gutted a Sikh temple premises Namrup in on Tuesday. The incident took place at around 10 at night which originated from a cloth shop inside the temple premises within an hour. According to the shop owner Biswajit Dhingia, "around more than 10 lakhs of property destroyed in the fire". Fire tenders from BVFCL took the situation under control.
The Dibrugarh Administrative District Social Welfare conducted a free health camp in Namrup for the physically disabled persons in coordination with Namrup Town Committee at Namrup Sahitya Sabha Auditorium. Neetu Sonowal Chairman of Namrup Town Committee opened the camp participated by a team of 11 doctors from Assam Medical College Dibrugarh. The team comprises Dr. M.Handique Asst.Prof ( Medicine ) , Dr. C.J. Bora Asst.Prof ( Paediatric) , Dr. D.J. Bhuyan Asst.Prof ( Psychiatrist ) , Dr. N.P. Chetia Asst.Prof. ( Orthopaedics ) , Dr. M.Gohain Regisatrar ( ENT ) , Dr. N . Borah , Registrar. More than 100 ...
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